Photos of twenty-year-old Deandre Harris being beaten by white supremacists quickly spread as people tried to identify the culprits. The Root has an interview with Deandre about his assault. (Warning for graphic images.)

Jia Tolentino from The New Yorkerchecks us all with a reminder that Charlottesville (and the rest of America) has always been a violently racist place.

Local organizers, Solidarity Cville, recommend you take these eight actions to support Charlottesville and fight racism in your own community.

Twitter was in an uproar after it was publicized that the ACLU of Virginia defended the rally’s right to assemble. Glenn Greenwald reminded us that it it’s always been the job of legal organizations to uphold laws that protect liberties for all – even the liberties of groups they disagree with. But that also doesn’t mean they should protect groups that could incite or create violence — the ACLU has since vowed not to defend groups who protest with guns.

You probably heard about prominent CEOs withdrawing from President Trump’s Strategy & Policy Forum in response to his remarks about Charlottesville — but did you know that movement was initiated by the women of the group?

Recommended listening: DeRay McKesson’s Pod Save the People episode with student leaders from the University of Virginia’s chapters of the Black Student Alliance and the NAACAP as well as an interview with Governor McAuliffe.